Estate, downsizing and move-out clear-outs in Hickory and the Catawba Valley. Renee's crew sorts what the family keeps, donates what's useful and leaves the house broom clean.
Fixed quote after the walkthrough. No surprise charges on the day.
We quote every job after a free walkthrough. The bars show where most of our jobs landed last year, on the same $0 to $5,000 scale.
For a parent's house after a move to assisted living or a loss. We go room by room with you or your family, set aside papers, photos and keepsakes, then clear the rest, attic to crawl space.
Thirty years of paint cans, mowers, lumber and boxes that never got unpacked. We sort metal for scrap, take paint and chemicals to the county drop-off and leave the floor swept so you can park again.
For sellers before closing, landlords between tenants and realtors on a deadline. We clear what's left, from the fridge contents to the curtains, and sweep every room so the cleaners or the photographer can start right after us.
Pick the size closest to yours. These are real averages from our last 200 jobs, so you know what to expect before we walk through.
Typical price
$1,400 to $2,800
Moving from a three-bedroom house to an apartment. The family keeps a third, we sort and clear the rest.
Every quote includes labor, the truck, dump and recycling fees and the final sweep. Mattresses and tires add $25 each (county fees).
Everything gets sorted in the driveway before it goes on the truck. Here is how last year's 186 clear-outs split, by weight.
Furniture and housewares go to the ReStore on Highway 70 and two church pantries in Hickory. Metal, cardboard and electronics go to recyclers in Newton.
Most homes take one day. Here is who does what, so nothing gets thrown out that shouldn't.
4.9 out of 5 from 112 Google reviews. Three recent ones, with the job details.
We live in Ohio and couldn't be there for Mom's house. Renee sent photos every evening, mailed us two boxes of letters and photos we didn't know existed, and the house was ready to list on Friday.
Dad's garage and workshop had forty years in it. They pulled out his good tools for my brother, scrapped the rest and found the floor. Quote was $980 and the bill was $980.
Our buyers moved the closing up a week. Northfork came the next morning, cleared the basement and spare rooms and swept everything. Our realtor has used them twice since.
I spent eleven years as a hospice social worker before starting Northfork in 2012. I kept seeing families get a two-week deadline to empty a house, with nobody to help them sort it. So I bought a box truck and started doing it myself.
Today we're a crew of four, all on payroll and background-checked. I still do every walkthrough and I'm on site for every estate job.
Based off Startown Road in Hickory. Most of Catawba County has no trip fee; farther towns add a flat fee to the quote.
Outside these towns? Call anyway. We take estate jobs up to Boone and down to Gastonia a few times a month.
If yours isn't here, call or text Renee at (828) 555-0147.
No. That's our job. Just mark the things the family wants with sticky notes. Anything personal we find (photos, letters, documents, jewelry) goes in a sealed box for you.
Yes, often. We come in after the sale closes and clear what's left, usually within two or three days, so the house can go on the market.
Asbestos, medical waste, ammunition and full gas cans. We can point you to the right drop-off for each. Paint, propane tanks and old chemicals we can usually take for a small fee.
Walkthroughs are usually within three days. Whole-home clear-outs book one to two weeks out, smaller jobs often the same week. Ask about closing-date rushes.
Not if the house matches the walkthrough. If the family adds a room or a storage unit, we tell you the extra cost before we load it.
No. About half our families live out of town. We use a lockbox, send photos through the day and a final video walkthrough when the house is empty.